Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “INTERchange,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Franklin.
The qualifying round for men’s basketball for the Olympics, the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, has been a virtual cakewalk for the United States’ team of NBA superstars.
The results thus far:
Preliminary Round Wednesday, August 22
USA 112, Venezuela 69
Thursday, August 23
USA 123, Virgin Islands 59
Saturday, August 25
USA 113, Canada 63
Sunday, August 26
USA 113, Brazil 76
Tuesday, August 28
USA 117, Puerto Rico 78
Wednesday, August 29
USA 118, Uruguay 79
Call me the ugly American, but I am ecstatic, truly in love with these games and their lopsided results.
I am not happy with mere victories. I want slaughter.
I want to take other countries to the woodshed.
I want Kobe and LeBron to win by 100 points if they can.
Back in the mid-90’s, when I worked at WTMJ, the station was trying to find a midday talk show host replacement for Kathleen Dunn who had been let go.
WTMJ gave Michael Reagan an on-air audition. I recall doing the newscasts during some of his shows, one of them focusing on the so-called U.S. Olympic “Dream Team” of NBA Goliath basketball players.
I don’t precisely recall Reagan’s rationale, but he argued on-air that it would be great if the United States team that been burying the competition would lose one of their games. I believe he thought it might shake up the likes of Magic, Bird and Michael Jordan so they wouldn’t get complacent and lose a critical game en route to a Medal.
Even though I got to know him in a short period of time and become friends, I wanted to slap the face of the son of one of our country’s greatest Presidents.
Michael Reagan never got the WTMJ job (instead he got a nationally syndicated gig…..boy, WTMJ sure showed him), WTMJ hired Jay Marvin (ouch!), and the Dream Team never lost (not even close) and won the Gold Medal.
Fast forward to today.
The world hates us, but oh-so dearly wants to be like us. Some from other countries think nothing of breaking the law to live here.
As a basketball fan and a red-blooded, flag-waving, apple pie-eating, full-fledged American, I say have no mercy on the hardwood for Mexico, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, whoever!!
Bury their American-hating butts. Kill them. Show no mercy. Give them a Spaulding facial (Dunk the ball right in their faces for you non-sport fans).
I cheer at every three-pointer. I exult with every jam. I take great joy at the opposing country’s embarrassment.
Winning the Gold isn’t enough for me.
Rub their faces in it America!
God bless the USA, the greatest nation in the world, the country that invented and mastered basketball, and the rest of the world should never forget it!
